Naval Systems Engineer

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Department Summary:

MITRE’s Naval Enterprise and Sea Systems Department delivers innovative concepts, technologies and methodologies that enable current and future Naval superiority. Our Naval work program has a broad and dynamic set of projects that focus on research, systems engineering, agile acquisition, cyber security, experimentation,and prototyping.We are seeking innovative and energetic engineers, technologists, and domain experts to join our talented team in delivering valuable products and capabilities that have high impact on the Navy and our National Security.

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly motivated, creative, and self-directed systems engineer to deliver impactful outcomes across the Navy’s R&D, intelligence, acquisition, and operational communities. The successful candidate will provide a broad range of systems engineering expertise in areas such as Command, Control, Computing Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting (C5ISR&T), Counter - C5ISR&T (C-C5ISR&T), long-range fires, non-kinetic fires, weapon target analysis, communications resiliency, undersea warfare, and autonomy to enable naval maneuver and integration across the Fleet in support of Combatant Command (CCMD) objectives.

Key Functions:

• Analyzing complex systems-of-systems to provide actionable recommendations to US Naval sponsors.
• Applying Model Based Systems Engineering principles to assess requirements,government reference architectures, designs, and proposed changes to improve performance and support verification and testing
• Applying Mission Engineering principles to provide a data driven approach in aligning operational needs to proposed or emerging technologies for capability modernization, verification testing and investment decisions
• Applying deep understanding of model-based architecture and systems engineering best practices to improve or transform systems capabilities of DoD and/or intelligence community (IC) enterprise information environments
• Evaluating and comparing alternative architectures using qualitative and quantitative techniques; exploring large trade spaces.
• Defining capability and interoperability gaps, overlaps, opportunities, and constraints
• Using systems models to assess the impact of proposed changes on component or constituent systems
• The strongest candidate will be able to demonstrate the ability to fulfill one or more of the following primary job responsibilities:
• Architecture planning: Experience with and/or a strong understanding of development of Operational Architectures for planning and execution (Strategic Planning & Tasking, Operational Planning & Tasking, Battle Management) from Fires to Risk assessment.
• R&D Transition: Experience with and understanding of processes to transition and integrate R&D initiative with Navy and joint programs of record.
• Acquisition Support: Experience with program acquisition activities including requirements development, requirements verification and validation, product maintenance and life cycle support.
• M&S Integration: Experience with and understanding approaches to integrate modeling efforts to address sensitivity analysis, impacts of degrees of freedom, multi-domain integrated effects, and operational gaps.
• Integration of technical assessments: incorporate assessments of US force command and control systems via workshops, working groups, exercises and wargames.
• Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Digital Engineering (DE) capabilities: Use of latest tools to support MBSE and DE efforts.
• Experience with Open System Architectures.

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically, Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; or 3 years and a MS or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Experience and detailed knowledge of one or more of the primary job responsibilities listed above.
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and impactfully (both oral and written).
• Demonstrated experience with System Engineering and Model Based System Engineering (MBSE)
• Proficiency in one or more of the programming languages for quantitative analyses (ex. MATLAB, Mathematica, Python, R or similar).
• Active DOD Secret Security clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI
• This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 8 years of related experience in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related field; or 6 years and an MS or a PhD with 3 years’ experience
• In additional to the basic qualifications listed above, the strongest candidates will meet one of more of the following criteria:
  • Experience with Navy S&T, RDT&E and acquisition programs.
• Experience with S&T strategy development.
• Experience with rapid acquisition pathways or acquisition program R&D.
• Experience with Modeling and Simulation (M&S) applications and integration of models and applications to perform more comprehensive simulations
• Experience using DOORs, iGrafix, Simulink, CAMEO/MSOSA or other MBSE tools.

• Proficiency in the use of multiple systems modeling languages, methods, and tools such as: Cameo/MSOSA, Enterprise Architect, MagicDraw or IBM Rational Rhapsody; others considered if applicable

• Proficiency in Systems Modeling Language (SysML) and systems modeling methods, such as Object-Oriented Systems Engineering Method (OOSEM)
• Experience with developing add-ons or plugins for systems modeling tools
• Experience with Open System Architecture such as:
  • Directed Energy Weapons Systems (DEWS) MOSA
  • Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA)
  • Other open system architectures considered if applicable
• Subject Matter Expertise in:
  • Directed Energy (with experience in lasers and/or high-powered microwaves)
  • Undersea Warfare systems/platforms/payloads
  • Autonomous systems development and integration
• Development and integration of AI/ML architectures and capabilities
• Experience with Architecture Frameworks, Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA), Software Acquisition, Cloud Architectures, Software, Software & Information Engineering, Software Quality, Systems Software Engineering, Software Integration, Cyber Architecture, Hardware Software Integration, Software Engineering Lifecycle, Software Requirements, Architectural Analysis, Software Project Management, software architecture, software development, Architecture, Architecture & Design, Business Architecture, Software Testing, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Active DOD Top Secret/SCI.

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

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